The “leaky pipeline” metaphor has been used to describe the dearth of women in science, technology, and leadership roles. For colleges of agriculture within land grant universities (LGUs), college leadership and tenured faculty in agricultural science disciplines have historically been disproportionately male, even though women earn nearly an equal number of doctorates. Conscious gender discrimination may account for some of these disparities; however, this is not the only cause of this imbalance. Gendered constructions of the division of labor and allocation of power within organizational cultures are also important to consider when addressing gender inequalities. Using a qualitative feminist methodology, we explored the intersection of identity, social roles, and gendered organizational cultures in colleges of agriculture and life sciences for female faculty. Findings reflect how gender norms have shifted through time as more female faculty join academic units yet, subtle bias and the institutional culture of large LGUs still influence behavioral expectations and perceived gender roles. However, the power of academic leaders to support equality indicates a type of local level influence that can push against the structural constraints of the institution. We also discuss specific recommendations for academic departments and leaders of colleges of agriculture and life sciences.

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农学院女教师的性别空间和经验*

“管道泄漏”的比喻已被用来描述女性在科学、技术和领导角色中的缺乏。对于赠地大学 (LGU) 内的农业学院，尽管女性获得的博士学位数量几乎相同，但农业科学学科的大学领导和终身教职人员历来都是不成比例的男性。有意识的性别歧视可能是其中一些差异的原因；然而，这并不是造成这种不平衡的唯一原因。在解决性别不平等问题时，组织文化中分工和权力分配的性别结构也很重要。使用定性的女权主义方法，我们探索了身份、社会角色、以及针对女性教师的农业和生命科学学院的性别化组织文化。调查结果反映了随着更多女性教师加入学术单位，性别规范如何随着时间的推移而发生变化，但微妙的偏见和大型 LGU 的机构文化仍然影响行为预期和感知的性别角色。然而，学术领袖支持平等的力量表明了一种地方层面的影响力，可以推动机构的结构性限制。我们还讨论了对农业和生命科学学院的学术部门和领导的具体建议。微妙的偏见和大型地方政府机构的制度文化仍然影响行为预期和感知的性别角色。然而，学术领袖支持平等的力量表明了一种地方层面的影响力，可以推动机构的结构性限制。我们还讨论了对农业和生命科学学院的学术部门和领导的具体建议。微妙的偏见和大型地方政府机构的制度文化仍然影响行为预期和感知的性别角色。然而，学术领袖支持平等的力量表明了一种地方层面的影响力，可以推动机构的结构性限制。我们还讨论了对农业和生命科学学院的学术部门和领导的具体建议。